Forget rivers and dams; groundwater too reaching danger level in Mangaluru

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May 4, 2016

Mangaluru, May 4: Water famine is worsening in Mangaluru and other parts of Dakshina Kannada district with every passing day as. Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim has appealed to the people to use water judiciously.

saveHe said that underground water table was also depleting in the district fast due to the high temperature. On an average, the district had been recording a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius. Open wells, borewells and tanks had been hit.

In some parts of the district the falling groundwater level has entered the danger zone. And things may worsen further if the same situation continues to prevail.

Mr. Ibrahim appealed to the people, particularly those staying on the banks of the Nethravati, not to lift water for agriculture and allow it to flow down as it was required for drinking in Mangaluru.

Kadaba water released

Meanwhile, following an order from Mr Ibrahim, water stored at Disha Hydel Power Project Dam at Koliyada Katta in Kadaba hobli of Puttur taluk was released with the expectation that it might reach Thumbe Dam from where drinking water is supplied to Mangaluru

The released water will have to traverse 71 km in the river course via the Kumaradhara and the Nethravati if it has to reach the Thumbe Dam, said Mangaluru City Corporation Commissioner H.N. Gopalakrishna.

It will have to reach 30 km down to a vented dam across Kumaradhara at Uppinangady first. This dam supplies water to Puttur town. Later, it would have to flow another 30 km down to reach AMR Hydel Power Project's dam at Shambhoor near Bantwal. If it was to reach Thumbe dam, water would have to traverse in the river course further 11 km down, the commissioner said.

The dam near Kadaba had about 2 million cubic metres (MCM) of water. One MCM of water would suffice for supplying for four days to the Mangaluru city.

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Abdul Malik
 - 
Wednesday, 4 May 2016

When it starts raining, people will forget all the hardship of the Summer

PONDER &
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

ALLAH says in QURAN : And so many a moving creature there is, that carries not its own provision! ALLAH provides for it and FOR YOU. and He is the ALL-HEARER, the ALL-KNOWER\ - (Chp-The spider Verse 60)

Allah is AR-RAZZAQ - The Provider !!!!!!!!!!!!!

DEAR BELIEVERS - Lets ask with ALLAH alone... and TRUST him, ALLAH loves the Sincere CALLER.."

Mohammed Fhareeda
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

serious issue, all humanity must be united to solve this problem, use water carefully, so much of water is wasted everywhere and end of the season struggling to get even drinking water.

Kiran
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

find the solution before its too late.

Kiran
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Plant trees everywhere this is the solution for everything,

Mohammed Jabbar
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

now fight people, property, luxury cars, gold, cant buy water,

Javeed
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Prepare yourself, Mangalore. We ignored the villages. Now water shortage is at our door.

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March 6,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 6: In the face of unprecedented economic difficulties, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has chosen to hike the prices of fuel and liquor to fund development in his 2020-21 Budget, which tries to offer something for everybody with the available resources.

Yediyurappa announced a 3% hike in the rate of tax on petrol and diesel. This will result in the prices of petrol going up by Rs 1.60 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.59 per litre. This is expected to fetch the government Rs 1,500 crore.

By hiking additional excise duty on Indian Made Liquor (IML) by 6%, the government hopes to mop up Rs 1,200 crore.

In essence, Yediyurappa, the finance minister, pointed fingers at the Centre for the state’s fiscal woes. He said Karnataka’s share in Central taxes has come down this fiscal by Rs 8,887 crore. Plus, Rs 3,000 crore GST compensation will also be reduced as collections from the GST cess are not on expected lines, he said in his Budget speech. 

“It has become difficult to reach the 2019-20 Budget targets due to these reasons. To manage this situation within the bounds of the Karnataka Fiscal Responsibility Act, it has become inevitable this year to cut down the expenditure of many departments,” he said.

Under the 15th Finance Commission, Karnataka will see a reduction of Rs 11,215 crore in the state’s share of central taxes in 2020-21, Yediyurappa said. He also pointed out that expenditure on salaries, pensions and loan interest payments had risen by Rs 10,000 crore. “Serious difficulties are being faced in resource mobilisation efforts of the state. The state never faced economic difficulties of this magnitude in the previous years,” he said.

But in an attempt to please all, Yediyurappa made announcements across sectors and communities. Instead of the usual department-wise announcements, the CM chose to divide the Budget into six sectors: agriculture & allied activities; welfare & inclusive growth; stimulating economic growth; Bengaluru development; culture, heritage & natural resources and administrative reforms & public service delivery.

Farmers will get additional incentives under PM-KISAN costing Rs 2,600 crore and a waiver of interest on loans they have borrowed from cooperative banks worth Rs 466 crore.

The CM has earmarked Rs 500 crore to start work on the Kalasa-Banduri canals under the Mahadayi project. Also, Yediyurappa has given Rs 1,500 crore to commission the Yettinahole drinking water project.

This project will cater to the districts of Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Tumakuru, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Chikkaballapur and Kolar.

For Bengaluru, the CM has made an allocation of Rs 8,772 crore. This includes Rs 500 crore for the suburban rail project, an electric bike taxi project and bus priority lanes.

Significantly, Yediyurappa has not made any allocation to mutts. However, the government will spend Rs 100 crore on the Anubhava Mantapa at Basavakalyan, Rs 66 crore for a 100 ft Kempegowda statue in Bengaluru and Rs 20 crore on a 325 ft statue of Basavanna at the Murugha Mutt in Chitradurga.

The CM has given Rs 305 crore for the development of various communities — Christians (Rs 200 crore), Upparas (Rs 10 crore), Vishwakarma (Rs 25 crore), Ambigara Chaudaiah (Rs 50 crore), Arya Vysya (Rs 10 crore) and Kumbara (Rs 10 crore).

Also, nearly 22.5 lakh government employees and their dependents will get cashless treatment facility for surgical treatment procedures at an estimated annual cost of Rs 50 crore under the Jyothi Sanjini scheme, the CM said.

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February 10,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 10: A group of women on Monday started a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC), and National Population Register (NPR) here near Bilal Masjid.

Members of the transgender community on Sunday had also taken out a march here to express solidarity with those protesting against CAA, NRC, and NPR.

The newly enacted law is facing stiff opposition across the country with some states including Kerala, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Punjab refusing to implement it. Rajasthan, Kerala, and Punjab have also passed resolutions against the amended citizenship law in their legislative Assemblies.

The CAA grants citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist, and Christian refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

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June 28,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 28: The Karnataka government on Saturday issued an order, directing private hospitals not to deny treatment to patients with coronavirus and COVID-19 like symptoms.

"Non-compliance of this order will attract punishment under sections of Disaster Management Act 2005," an order read.

Meanwhile, people coming from Maharashtra will be placed in seven-day institutional quarantine followed by seven-day home quarantine in Karnataka, the state government said.

People coming from other states will need to undergo 14-day home quarantine.

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